Candy Control

Candy Control With New Traditions

It is that time of the year….candy, candy and more CANDY!  As a mom, I get overwhelmed with how much sugar is dancing in front of our children. If we go to one Halloween party, then trick or treating….the sugar and future tooth decay screams in my ear.  So to help control my mental sanity and my children’s dentist bills, I have applied new rules to trick or treating. Why not! I find it fun to create new traditions around any holiday.  It creates new memories and cuts back on the commercialization that surrounds it.

Our night begins with a healthy dinner.  This is a staple – I feel like this is my one free-pass-a-year where I can make any meal and it will be the only one they don’t complain about eating it (not that my cooking is bad).  This one is my best recipe that contains the most amount of veggies and protein or I will choose a dish that they would not normally try.  And they will eat it…because it is Halloween!

I do allow my children to be kids at Halloween.  They get to go to as many houses as their little legs can carry them.  By not putting any restrictions on this way, they  surrender into going home much earlier than expected.  One reason they don’t feel the need to collect a ton of candy is because they now know they won’t and are not allowed to eat it all.  The new tradition we applied to Halloween is once at home, they can pick out a few candies to try that night and then a few to keep.   Then, they can exchange the rest in for money to save or a toy.  Money to save gets a higher rate, which is often chosen over a toy (and they must save that money for a month before spending it).

Do you have new traditions to the holidays?  Please share!

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Enjoy this season of vibrant, rich, colors to  dark, spooky nights!

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